NLDS: Phillies (Happ) @ Rockies (Hammel) (Tied 1-1)

[OleMissCub]

My goodness, how bad can the umpires be in the playoffs?

In 20 years this will be a campfire scare story told to baseball camp kids worried that human umpires will make a return some day

 

lol

 

I do think baseball can be the first of the big three sports to have non-human officials.

[Outshined_One]

Oh God.

 

IT'S THAT [expletive] DINOSAUR.

[Guest]

I support our future robot overlord umpires

 

I'm with you, Kent Brockman.

 

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc155/dremble_wedge/podpic_insect_overlords.jpg

[Outshined_One]

I support our future robot overlord umpires

 

I'm with you, Kent Brockman.

 

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc155/dremble_wedge/podpic_insect_overlords.jpg

 

http://www.akirathedon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/SimpsonsHailAnts.jpg

[Guest]

Wait, the Phillies are complaining over calls because the Rockies were in the previous half inning?

 

Charlie Manuel is a crochety old man. Who does he think he is, the new Lou Piniella?

[OleMissCub]

Oh God.

 

IT'S THAT [expletive] DINOSAUR.

 

Dinger is awesome. My ex-gf from Denver has a framed pic with him. haha

[OleMissCub]

I've never seen in person a baseball player faster than EY Junior

[OleMissCub]

BUMMER

 

i hate the phillies

[chuckywang]

Surprise surprise, another blown call by an umpire significantly affects the outcome of the game.

[Guest]

Surprise surprise, another blown call by an umpire significantly affects the outcome of the game.

 

And helps the big market team.

[J.R.]

Surprise surprise, another blown call by an umpire significantly affects the outcome of the game.

 

And helps the big market team.

 

Tinfoil hat hello!

[Keener98]

Seriously, how they hell could the umpires not be able to tell that the ball went off Utley's leg? I mean the ball was going backwards/sideways, then suddenly went forward. Its inexcusable that none of the umpires could see it.

[Guest]

Surprise surprise, another blown call by an umpire significantly affects the outcome of the game.

 

And helps the big market team.

 

Tinfoil hat hello!

 

Eh, I was saying that in jest.

 

But that's two really bad blown calls that did signficanly affect the outcome of the game, as chuckywang said. I hope a more in depth instant replay policy is on the way.

[J.R.]

I hope a more in depth instant replay policy is on the way.

 

I agree. I think terrific improvement would be seen if they would just keep the crap umps out of the sport.

[OleMissCub]

hey look, another blown call

[Guest]

hey look, another blown call

 

Was it? I'm on MLB radio and the Rockies announcers sure thought so but they obviously can be biased.

[OleMissCub]

hey look, another blown call

 

Was it? I'm on MLB radio and the Rockies announcers sure thought so but they obviously can be biased.

 

Helton WAS on the bag. every angle showed it.

[TruffleShuffle]

shane victorino is the man

[Guest]

Geez, a third controversial call going against the Rockies (in today's game)?

[J.R.]

I think they actually got him.

[OleMissCub]

I think they actually got him.

 

they did

[erik316wttn]

hey look, another blown call

 

I don't understand how anyone could still be against replay after this postseason so far.

[CubColtPacer]

hey look, another blown call

 

I don't understand how anyone could still be against replay after this postseason so far.

 

My only concern with replay is what happens if a call is reversed.

 

For example, what if a ball if fair that they called foul? Where do you put the batter? The play didn't continue, so nobody has any idea if the batter was going to get a single or a triple.

 

What about a play at the plate? Let's say a guy gets called out at the plate (as the other runners are also attempting to advance). That's the third out that ends the inning. Replay reverses the call-where do you put the other runners who were advancing? The defense never got a chance to throw them out.

 

The same thing happens with a catch or a trap. If it's a trap, where does the batter go and where do the runners on base go? What if it was on the infield where the fielder would have had a chance to throw runners or the batter out if it hadn't been ruled a catch to begin with?

 

Expanded replay in baseball is really tricky because of that. I'm not concerned with the amount of time replay would take or the human element of the game, but I'm not sure how there can be a fair system of replay put into place.

[Derwood]

any replay addition would have to have a set of rules that covered those questions

[J.R.]

Jimenez is dealing.